Salman Khan Is No God: Kala Hiran Producer Slams Bollywood Actor Over Plea To Halt His Film Release

Producer Amit Jani has slammed Bollywood superstar Salman Khan over a plea seeking to halt the promotion and release of the film Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy.

Jani minced no words when he accused Khan of misrepresenting the law on personality rights. According to the producer, the actor's petition is built on shaky legal ground.

"He is presenting an incorrect interpretation of personality rights before the Delhi High Court," Jani told reporters from Noida. "They are asking for the film to be stopped and its production restrained. But the Government of India has constituted the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). It's the CBFC's job to determine whether any dialogue or scene in a film is objectionable," IANS quoted the producer as saying.

His argument cuts to a deeper concern: if courts start pre-certifying films, it could set a dangerous precedent. "What he is effectively demanding is a judicial censorship board," Jani warned. "If that happens, every producer, director, and writer would first have to approach the High Court before making a film or publishing a book."

But Jani didn't stop at legal arguments. He invoked the spiritual and historical weight behind the film's subject-the Bishnoi community's legacy of environmental sacrifice. "The Bishnoi community's teachings are about protecting wildlife and preserving nature," he said. "Mata Amrita Devi Bishnoi, along with 363 people-including children, the elderly-sacrificed their lives in Khejarli village to stop King Abhay Singh's forces from cutting down trees. They said the trees would only be cut after their heads were severed."

Noida, Uttar Pradesh: Ahead of the Delhi High Court hearing actor Salman Khans plea seeking to halt the promotion and release of the film Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy, film producer Amit Jani says, "During the last hearing, when his counsel sought interim relief, the court… pic.twitter.com/pCSA8asH0j

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He challenged Khan directly: "Does Salman Khan know about that spirit? This is our legacy. It's not a recent fight. This is not a Bollywood film where the hero gets beaten first and wins later."

Jani made it clear that the community won't be intimidated. "The struggle to protect wildlife is a teaching from Guru Jambheshwar Bhagwan. Every person who follows his 29 principles fights for it from birth to their last breath. If we have lived by those 29 principles, why would we be afraid of Salman Khan? We are Bishnois, and we will not be afraid."

On the business side, Jani remained defiant, insisting the film will hit theaters worldwide despite Khan's legal challenge. "I've been receiving calls from Shahzad Bhatti, Rohit Godara, and D-Company," he revealed-though he didn't elaborate on the nature of those calls. "The film will be released, and we plan to release it worldwide on 7,000 to 8,000 screens. Salman Khan cannot decide who makes a film on which subject. Salman Khan is not God."

Khan's petition argues that the film's poster misuses his personality rights by featuring an actor who resembles him and wears his signature blue bracelet. Jani dismissed the claim outright.

"Personality rights are violated when someone copies an actor's original voice or appearance," he explained. "The actor in my film who plays Ayaan Khan is Kashif Iqbal Khan. I have not used prosthetics or makeup to make him look like Salman Khan or Ayaan Khan. He naturally looks the way he does. If Salman Khan believes that the actor resembles him, that is his perception."

Jani also accused Khan's legal team of playing procedural games. According to him, the petition was served just two days before the scheduled hearing, leaving him scrambling. "The hearing was on the 19th, but the copy was emailed only on the 17th," he said. "We had no time to prepare."

And then came a twist that took the dispute into darker territory. "On the same WhatsApp number through which I received the petition, I also received a call from Shahzad Bhatti, who I claim is based in Pakistan," Jani alleged. "He told me to reach a settlement with Salman Khan and arrange a meeting with him. He said he would compensate me for the money invested in the film, and threatened that if I refused, my family and I would be attacked with bombs or drones."